Оливер Твист

Chapter 46

           TheirappearancewasnotcalculatedtoattracttheimportunateregardsofsuchofLondon’sdestitutepopulation,aschancedtotaketheirwayoverthebridgethatnightinsearchofsomecoldarchordoorlesshovelwhereintolaytheirheads;theystoodthereinsilence:neitherspeakingnorspokento,byanyonewhopassed.

           Amisthungovertheriver,deepeningtheredglareofthefiresthatburntuponthesmallcraftmooredoffthedifferentwharfs,andrenderingdarkerandmoreindistinctthemurkybuildingsonthebanks.Theoldsmoke-stainedstorehousesoneitherside,roseheavyanddullfromthedensemassofroofsandgables,andfrownedsternlyuponwatertooblacktoreflecteventheirlumberingshapes.ThetowerofoldSaintSaviour’sChurch,andthespireofSaintMagnus,solongthegiant-wardersoftheancientbridge,werevisibleinthegloom;buttheforestofshippingbelowbridge,andthethicklyscatteredspiresofchurchesabove,werenearlyallhiddenfromsight.

           ThegirlhadtakenafewrestlessturnstoandfrocloselywatchedmeanwhilebyherhiddenobserverwhentheheavybellofSt.Paul’stolledforthedeathofanotherday.Midnighthadcomeuponthecrowdedcity.Thepalace,thenight-cellar,thejail,themadhouse:thechambersofbirthanddeath,ofhealthandsickness,therigidfaceofthecorpseandthecalmsleepofthechild:midnightwasuponthemall.

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